2025 in the Netherlands
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{{Year in the Netherlands|2025}}
Events from the year 2025 in the Netherlands.
Incumbents
Events
=January=
- 22 January – The District Court of The Hague orders the government to meet its own goals for reducing overall nitrogen emissions by 2030 or pay a 10 million euro ($10.4 million) fine to Greenpeace.{{Cite web |title=Dutch court orders government to meet pollution reduction targets or face millions in fines|url=https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-pollution-government-climate-court-nitrogen-0bbe55fbf793ac239d719044e272d6dd |work=AP News |date=22 January 2025}}
- 25 January – The Dacian-era Helmet of Coțofenești, on loan from the National History Museum of Romania, is stolen along with three other gold artifacts from the Drents Museum in Assen by thieves who break into the museum using explosives.{{Cite web |title=Theft in Netherlands of ancient golden helmet leaves Romania distraught |url=https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-cotofenesti-helmet-heist-romania-0a6dbb8e742c0a5315244fc47761b7cb |work=AP News |date=28 January 2025}}
=February=
- 19 February – The Netherlands agrees to repatriate 119 artefacts from the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, including some of the Benin Bronzes, to Nigeria.{{Cite web |title=The Netherlands agrees to return more than 100 artifacts to Nigeria looted during colonial times|url=https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-nigeria-benin-bronzes-art-restitution-9075dc135bc2a207f9b22e8762e620d1 |work=AP News |date=20 February 2025}} They are officially turned over on 19 June.{{Cite web |title=Netherlands returns 119 looted artifacts known as Benin Bronzes to Nigeria |url=https://apnews.com/article/benin-bronzes-netherlands-nigeria-looted-78eab1381f1e219507e2d7607ed41d4f |work=AP News |date=20 June 2025}}
- 21 February – A medical student identified as Fouad Lakhlili is sentenced to life imprisonment for killing three people in the 2023 Rotterdam shootings.{{Cite web |title=Dutch court gives life sentence to Rotterdam hospital shooter |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250221-dutch-court-gives-life-sentence-to-rotterdam-hospital-shooter |work=France 24 |date=21 February 2025}}
=March=
- 16 March – The historic Wilhelminatoren collapses in Valkenburg aan de Geul.{{Cite web |last=Koeyvoets |first=Christa |date=2025-03-16 |title=Valkenburgse Wilhelminatoren ingestort, oorzaak nog onduidelijk |url=https://www.l1nieuws.nl/nieuws/2873772/valkenburgse-wilhelminatoren-ingestort-oorzaak-nog-onduidelijk |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=L1 Nieuws|language=nl}}
- 27 March – 2025 Amsterdam stabbing attack: A Ukrainian national injures five people in the Sint Nicolaasstraat area in the vicinity of Dam Square in central Amsterdam.{{Cite web |title=5 wounded in stabbing in Amsterdam, 1 person arrested |url=https://apnews.com/article/amsterdam-stabbing-dam-square-netherlands-5aee4b8639f30cbf6feb19b1d93e4fd9 |work=AP News |date=27 March 2025}}
- 31 March – The Caribbean guilder replaces the Netherlands Antillean guilder as the currency for Curaçao and Sint Maarten.{{Cite web|title=New monetary era: make way for the Caribbean florin |date=4 April 2025 |url=https://www.faxinfo.fr/en/nouvelle-ere-monetaire-place-au-florin-caribeen/ |publisher=Faxinfo}}
=April=
- 18 April – Pieter Omtzigt, the leader of the New Social Contract party, announces his retirement from the governing coalition and politics altogether, citing burnout.{{Cite web |title=Dutch leader of party in fragile ruling coalition quits politics, citing burnout |url=https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-politics-omtzigt-government-wilders-9b5570878059b5b4cd89537ef6f8ec1e |work=AP News |date=19 April 2025}}
=May=
- 6 May – Around 10 structures are destroyed in a fire in Arnhem.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-07 |title=Netherlands: Devastating fire in Arnhem may have been deliberately lit |url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/1474943/netherlands-devastating-fire-in-arnhem-may-have-been-deliberately-lit |access-date=2025-07-08 |work=The Brussels Times}}
- 17 May – The Netherlands' Claude finishes in 12th place at Eurovision 2025 in Switzerland with the single "C'est la vie".{{Cite web |date=2025-05-18 |title=Austria's JJ wins Eurovision 2025, as Dutch entry Claude's strong performance takes 12th |url=https://nltimes.nl/2025/05/18/austrias-jj-wins-eurovision-2025-dutch-entry-claudes-strong-performance-takes-12th |access-date=2025-05-18 |work=NL Times}}
- 18 May – PSV Eindhoven wins the 2024–25 Eredivisie after defeating Sparta Rotterdam 3-1 in the final.{{Cite web |title=Ajax woe as PSV Eindhoven crowned Dutch champions |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250518-ajax-woe-as-psv-eindhoven-crowned-dutch-champions |work=France 24 |date=18 May 2025}}
=June=
- 3 June – The Party for Freedom led by Geert Wilders withdraws from the Schoof cabinet after failing to come to an agreement with coalition partners over amending the country's asylum rules, prompting the resignation of prime minister Dick Schoof and a general election.{{Cite web |title=Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof quits after far-right leader Geert Wilders leaves coalition |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-03/dutch-far-right-leader-geert-wilders-quits-coalition/105372864 |work=ABC Australia |date=3 June 2025}}
- 12 June – the Labour Party and the GroenLinks agreed to participate with one shared candidate list again, and to merge their parties in 2026.{{Cite news |url =https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-election-timmermans-wilders-f9daa81b2c5f22ea73b2c379f729e9b6 |website = AP News |language = en |access-date = 12 June 2025 |last = Corder |first = Mike |title = Dutch center-left parties unite to challenge the right in a historic merger |date = 12 June 2025 }}
- 23 June – A cyberattack linked to the 2025 The Hague NATO summit and blamed on the pro-Russian hacker group Noname057(16) is conducted on several municipalities and organizations nationwide.{{Cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/nato-summit-cybersecurity-hack-russia-netherlands-fa97bbf8797a51c2885d47f5f83691be |date=24 June 2025 |access-date=26 June 2025 |language=en |website=AP News |title=Dutch government says pro-Russian hackers target municipalities linked to this week's NATO summit}}
- 24–25 June – 2025 The Hague NATO summit{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gd98qry6jo |date=24 June 2025|access-date=26 June 2025 |language=en |website=BBC|title=Leaders arrive at Hague summit as Nato chief Rutte flatters Trump}}
=Predicted and scheduled events=
- 29 October – 2025 Dutch general election.{{Cite web |title=The Netherlands to hold election on October 29 after government collapse |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/6/the-netherlands-to-hold-election-on-october-29-after-government-collapse |work=Al Jazeera |date=6 June 2025}}
- 27 November–14 December – 2025 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany and the Netherlands{{cite web|title=IHF Council awards events up to 2027 |url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/ihf-council-awards-events-2027 |date=28 February 2020 |publisher=IHF |access-date=26 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/catch-dream-2025-ihf-womens-world-championship-final-venue-announced |title="Catch the dream" at the 2025 IHF Women's World Championship, as Final venue is announced |publisher=International Handball Federation|date=5 April 2023|access-date=8 April 2023}}
Holidays
{{Further|Public holidays in Netherlands}}
{{small|Source}}:{{Cite web|url=https://publicholidays.nl/2025-dates/ |title= Netherlands Public Holidays 2025|access-date=23 June 2024 |website=Public Holidays Global}}
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 20 April – Easter Sunday
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 27 April – King's Day
- 5 May – Liberation Day
- 29 May – Ascension Day
- 8–9 June – Pentecost
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Arts and entertainment
=Television=
{{main|2025 in Dutch television}}
Deaths
- 7 June - Luis Jalandoni, 90, Filipino-born priest and rebel, co-founder of the NDFP and Christians for National Liberation.{{cite news |last1=Tesorio |first1=Jofelle |title=Rebel negotiator Luis Jalandoni passes away at 90 |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/7/rebel-negotiator-luis-jalandoni-passes-away-at-90-2143 |access-date=June 7, 2025 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=June 7, 2025}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=2025&country=8 Online calendar]
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